_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoIllegally modified e-bikes seized in Derby city centrewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down10
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkIllegally modified e-bikes seized in Derby city centrewww.bbc.com_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareShowroom7561@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·1 month ago Or, maybe it’s because to drive a car you’re supposed to be an adult, have had lessons, taken tests, and be licensed; whereas none of these apply to e-bikes. And yet the vast majority of motorists don’t follow road rules, while cyclists do (unless it’s unsafe to follow them), and cyclists tend to be better drivers, too. Strange how that works. We (society) have to look at risk based on statistical facts, not discrimination.
And yet the vast majority of motorists don’t follow road rules, while cyclists do (unless it’s unsafe to follow them), and cyclists tend to be better drivers, too.
Strange how that works.
We (society) have to look at risk based on statistical facts, not discrimination.